Luo Han Guo Extract

Latin Name                     Momordica grosvenori swingle

Family                         Cucurbitaceae
Part of The Plant Used            Fresh fruits and dried fruits

Product Introduction

Luo Han Guo is the fruit of plant Momordica grosvenori swingle, Cucurbitaceae, which grows abundantly in mountainous districts of South China. It contains many useful ingredients including mogrosides, vitamins, amino acid, and so on. Traditional herbalist doctors have used Luo Han Guo as an expectorant medicine for more than 300 years. The sweet compound from Luo Han Guo is about 300 times sweeter than cane sugar and is extremely low in calories, so it is a good natural sweetener for patients suffering from those diseases forbidden to take sugar, such as diabetes, adiposity, high blood pressure, cardiopathy, and so on.

Active Ingredients

Mogrosides, Mogroside V

Product Specification

4:1 / Instant Luohanguo Powder(Freeze dried)

80％Mogrosides / 25% Mogroside V  (HPLC-ELSD)

40%  50% Mogroside V

Concentrated juice 60Brix / 6% Mogrosides / 2% Mogroside V

Product Characteristics

1.        Natural sweetener of low calories. It is a good sweetener for diabetes and adiposity people because it’s 300 times sweeter than cane sugar, but with low calories and it won’t increase blood sugar concentration;

2.        Good solubility and heat stability. It can be added to various foods both hot and cold;

3.        Process of P&G patent. The juice is pellucid and coloury with good stability, tastes great and no aroma of green grass.

Effect and applications

1.      About 250 times sweeter than cane sugar, and can be used as a natural sweetener to foods and drink;

2.      Low calories about one fiftieth those of cane sugar, won’t increase blood sugar concentration, and can be used as a perfect sweetener for patients who suffer from those diseases forbidden to take sugar, such as diabetes, adiposity, high blood pressure, cardiopathy, and so on;

3.      Good heat stability, and can be added to various foods both hot and cold;

4.      Drinks with Luo Han Guo juice taste flavorful. Helpful to treat stomach problems and soothe the digestive tract. Also helpful to treat diabetes, high blood pressure, chronic bronchitis, chronic faucitis, and so on.

Toxicity

The LD₅₀ value of freeze-dry extracts of Luo Han Guo is beyond 10g/kg, it indicates that Luo Han Guo extracts is safe for people to take.

Clinical Applications

It is used in treatment of tracheitis, pharyngitis, astriction, chincough, and used as a substitute for sugar for the patients of diabetes, adiposity, and so on.

Applications

Drink additives/ Food additives

Pharmaceutical stuff